I've seen brake videos before, but this one actually taught me so much. I feel like I actually understand what's going on instead of following a how-to now.

OUTSTANDING video!!!… No fluff, no crap, just straight up honest information. Good job, thank you for your brevity and knowledge. Take care, stay well. Can’t wait to see your next video…

Great info. Simple enough and was able to finally fix my brake squeal. Like how detailed it was. Videos like this never gets old.

Thanks Brian. I've never felt comfortable working on my cars but you have a super calming voice that makes it sound like everything's going to be ok lol

Thank you! Most break related videos do not address issues like this. I bought a 2007 Subaru forester that had its full 100 thousand mile service done and I got excited by the amount of work that was done to it before purchasing it. however, I noticed the dealer skimped in other areas after I purchased it. Your videos make it easier and much.. much cheaper to fix any issues my self.

Honda's are notorious for this Brian! Great video and info! I've always replaced the hardware with brake work to avoid comebacks! Glad you made this and informed people! 👍🏽

Your one of the top channels Brian! Your very good at explaining yourself and explaining procedures and steps needed to have a solid outcome.

Great video as always. I love the way you help improve the quality of the repair for example the coating on the pad clips and the correct type of grease for the pins. Keep up the great work.

It's the little details on brake jobs that make them last and not make noise. Nice tips & video!

Thank you so much very informative, I've been doing my breaks since I was 19 or so, started seen these clips on my newer vehicles and just learning about this at 49 yrs old. Thank you God bless you.

Thank you Brian for another excellent clip, the points you have made in this clip are so important in braking safety of any vehicle. The other important point is doing the job right the first time!! keep the good work.

Thanks for making this video I had a terrible squeak with my ram, last person to do the brakes didn't put any lube on there and 4 out of the 8 pads were seized in place, I followed your instructions and it's super quiet now and better braking

Brakes relined without hardware kits: one of those lessons I learned some time ago, later in life than I care to admit however. Thanks again Brian.

WOW- Brian, YOU by far- are the most informative mechanic with videos on "how to" and more importantly WHY- certain things are the way they are. Just by watching this.... I have gained so much more info as to how and why. Great Job ! ! Its because people (now-a-days) dont have a great deal of trust in mechanics because of all the 'Sheisters' out there that want to charge you an arm and a leg for really simple stuff to fix.....i think- that makes people leary of believing the mechanics when they take their cars in to be fixed. And also to just watch and learn what should be done - and when- THANK YOU- THANK YOU- THANK YOU, for this top quality very sharply videoed and informative video.

Great video Brian! Very detailed. This brake hardware company must pay well. Everyone is making one of these videos. People do need to worry about the details. I do my own because most mechanics just replace the pads and send you on your way.

Great work. I appreciate this video and need to shout out...since I saw this I've done 3 different cars brakes including one of my own and people have been pleased with the little extra attention to detail.

All I can say is one Big WOW thank God I found your video so clear & detailed !!! Thank you so much

Hello Brian, Excellent Video! I have watched at least 5 videos on this, but only you and one other really explained it, and made it Clear(both from what I would call"Great Tech's) Thank You!, Hope all is going well for your Family, Your Daughter is in my prayers.

This is the best brake video I've ever seen, wow, thank you for the valuable education! 👍

Very well done video, Brian. It seems like brake service done by professionals like yourself all have different ideas about brakes. Myself I clean the caliper bracket well and apply brake lube to the bracket before installing the clips. It helps to stop rust build up behind the clips that contributes to "pinching" the pads. It seems that the more salt and crap that is used on the roads the more that problem exists. When servicing brake pads I clean the build up from the groove in the pad also. That stuff is as hard as a rock and can cause squealing brakes as well.

One of the best brake instructional videos out there!

Thank you. My 2010 altima had new pads and rotors installed. Still made noise at slow speeds. I'm going to have the shop go over the hardware thoroughly.

Good advice I'll be checking out the Jeep brakes this weekend after the u joint replacement

love your channel browski. just watched this first video and I like what you got going on. keep up the great work. shout out from El Paso, TX!

Man thank u guys for all your help making anther person life a little easier when times are rough

After watching your video and SMA video about brake hardware and proper lubrication on the slide pins and bracket I've had zero issues on both my car and my fiance's! Thanks for the helpful video!

👍👍 Great video Sir! You were so genuine in the way you explained everything & by gally I've never been so attentive to any YT video. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the in-depth video...even though I do my own brakes, I've always just cleaned up the clips and other hardware with a brush or light sandpaper, then lubed the hardware (and the slide pins). I get a little more surety out of my brake jobs that way knowing all is moving smooth, but I'm going to have to do my rear discs in the spring (what do I need brakes for in the snow and ice???) and will definitely buy a hardware kit. Only cruddy part about my rear discs is the parking brake is hooked up to the caliper, so will need a special tool for turnning back the caliper piston. Heard its kind of a pain.

Another top drawer presentation. Knowledge is power. Thanks Brian.

Very informative and thanks for all the information that we can use I really appreciate this video's first time I ever got to watch it that be able to understand more about my brakes

Thanks Brian, did not know that. In the future I will be sure to change out the hardware every time I do a brake job. My daughter has an 02 PT Cruiser and she was complaining that the front brakes are squeeling. Cpuld be just the hardware, I will check that out first. Thanks again, very helpful..

Thanks for being brief & concise and sharing your knowledge..........

I just bought a 2008 HHR. I let off the brake and the steering wheel jiggles. I'm checking the front brakes tomorrow. With all of your knowledge, I'm confident on this repair. Thank You.

I changed my brake pads two days ago but it’s still making noise and I can tell the noise comes from the rotor making contact with something and is not a metal to metal kinda noise. I have no idea what that noise could possibly be until I watched this video. Thank you so much for education !! Great video !!!

Hey Brian Thanks for posting a video that helps. Very detailed

I have a 2018 Ram 2500 that is doing the came thing, I have replaced rotors brakes and still have the sound. I ground the rear rotors and still hear it. Watched this simple video and realized the real problem..... So mad I didn't find it sooner. Thank you for the help

Best, detailed how to video on the subject. Great job!

Excellent tips, calm and down to earth instructions and guy.

Brian still one of the best. Thank from NY 👍🏻

very interesting. Funny how you can work on cars for years doing things wrong and get away with it. I've reused hardware lots of times, granted I've cleaned them with a wire brush first, but never checked there condition and ability to slide and play. I'll definitely be checking this from now on.

Great presentation and depth of information on causes. You rock dude.

great tips! I'll be doing this to my brakes

Great video! I always get the brake hardware, for about $10 I cant believe people dont replace it!

So it's not my performance pads making the noise it's that little part! Garth! I'll need to check them out now. Thanks for the video!

You should put brake lube under the clips as well to prevent rust between the caliper bracket and the clip. It's a huge problem in upstate NY, and it pinches the hardware around the brake pad keeping it from sliding properly.

Great video! I never knew that about squeaky brakes. Thanks!!

Nice inf it will help !.. Like the way you explain step by step

Just took my 08 CTD through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada mountains - got back this evening. I was pulling an 8000lb travel trailer, and was eating those mountains alive. The exhaust brake on the descents and torque on the ascents made it the perfect mountain machine. I notice that you got some nasty dust there though. Colorado can turn all surfaces into sandpaper, but UT seems to have a finer dust. I heart Beaver! Beaver, UT :)

Brian i really appreciate that time you take to tech us something GOD bless

Thanks for the great visuals and through explanations! Also thanks for the tip of rubber or life on the backs of the clips!

Thats why I like YT. Great video - cheers from N. Ireland!

Thanks Brian, very helpful a I have a Mercedes which are common for brake squeak I'm going to get the callipers off and make sure the brake pads are sliding properly 👍

Highly informative ~ thank you Brian!

My 2009 mazda 5 rear caliper pin was sticking. The problem was corrosion built up behind the rubber bushing. Pulled it out cleaned out the corrosion reinstalled bushing and its smooth now.

Currently being driven insane by this problem. Thanks for the tips

Brian, this may be your best yet

My brakes squeaks and after watching your video. I feel strong about fixing my squeaky brakes. Thanks!

Just did a brake pad job but didn’t change the hardware. Sure enough, an annoying squeaking started. Headed to the parts place for a hardware kit now. Hopefully that will solve my problems. Thanks!!

My wife’s Tahoe has been squeaking horribly loud. I checked all 4 sets of disc brakes and they were all good. This video helped tremendously

Präzise, tiefgründige Analyse altbekannter Probleme, kurz und verständlich erklärt. Perfekte Arbeit, I like your presentation in this high quality.

Great video. I always take a wire brush to these hardware parts. Then a bit of caliper grease.

Awesome video Brian best videos on KZfaq

WOW!!So good much good info. Thanks Brian.

great video, short, no bore, straight objective. great just great

Awesome job of breaking it down.

My father's SUV is at ~107,000miles and got a full brake job a month ago with new pads/rotors front & rear. Granted they weren't the best quality but I'm not sure if the mechanic replaced the hardware; the car squeals loudly at parking lot & slow speeds but disappears as speeds increase. I think this might be the problem, so when the weather gets better (lots of snow & slush out there) it might worth checking out. Thank-you.

Clean and shiny works better than dirty and crusty. Replacing abutment clips is one way to get squeal- free brakes, cleaning them and the frame is another. For a professional mechanic replacement makes more sense. Being a diyer with more time than money, I prefer cleaning and polishing parts rather than throwing them away. Simply removing and cleaning the parts annually will extend pad life and eliminate noise. Using an antiseize metallic compound on the frame under the clips reduces the formation of iron rust scale that turns a loose fit into a tight one. Putting a tiny dab on the pad ends/ears where they rub on the clips also helps. What is just as important is checking the guide pin boots for swelling and using the correct lube on them. A binding pin can pull the pads out of square contact and prevent them from being pushed clear when released. That generates a lost or brake dust, contaminates the abutment guides and aggravates squealing.

Thank you very much for posting this!!!!

Excellent, this guys been around the barn a few times...

Great information, plus I like the music.

Excellent video, if more people were conscientious and remembered the basics, there would be a lot more satisfied customers!!!!! Great job!!!!!!

excellent very good video thanks.... change brake pads rotor but after three weeks began to do again Squeak that can be

in my country they don't sell those part's separate. no after market either. agents only and even then, they make you buy the pads from them for the "full kit"

Thank you. Attention to detail and do it right the first time.

my daughters car had a bad clunking noise going over bumps. The local Les Schwab A holes tried to tell her she needed new struts at a cost of over $700. Luckily she called me first. When I took a look it turned out that the caliper pins just needed to be lubed. Five cents worth of brake grease and a little time is better than being robbed by crooked mechanics.

Great video as usual. BTW love the music. All the best.

Excellent exclamation!

Great video! My driver side front pads start to squeak a lot after 10 minute of driving or when the pads gets hot . Was your brake producing more dust and heat than usual because of the fact ithat the pad was seize in the hardware? Can a slightly seized caliper or pins have the same effects?

this was so informational thank you!

Great job. Very informative.

I usually spray the rotors with Pam cooking spray and that quiets em up really well. Stopping on the other hand isn’t that great but ya know. Pros and cons.

I don't recall seeing a dog on your channel for quite some time. Your productions are very good nearly every time. Thanks. Maybe a video on other part assemblies where the attendant hardware is important. I know you have mentioned for the dashboard and instrument cluster that the state of the retaining clips can cause noise issues - rattles and squeaks.

100% with ya on the better branded pad kits...I have lots of customers that just want a pad slap and then after explaining why there is noise they get all grumpy...Even if they have been warned.."My brakes didn't squeal until you put new pads in"..Yep is what I say...

Good clips Sir... very informative. I like you did multiple examples in 1 video. Keep up sharing the knowledge. God bless!

Hi Brian, do you get OEM (again) brake hardware or aftermarket? If aftermarket, where and what brand do you person sky buy? I heard quiet glide is pretty good? Thanks.

Brian, great video as always. I do have a question though. At one point in your video while working on your Dodge Pick-up, you coated the hardware with that purple brake lubricant, and at other times on the other cars, the pads went onto the hardware dry. I've been told to install them dry to avoid accumulating dirt and debris. Is this the norm? Thanks and keep up the great work!!!

Great video. Very helpful

Great information, thanks!!!

So if the pads are glazed can they be fixed by using sandpaper on them? Would you also use sandpaper on the rotors? Thanks

What was that purple goop you used on the brake pads->brake hardware? I've used a CRC Synthetic Brake Grease product in the past but looks like you have a better alternative.

I have a question and I’ll be happy if you can answer this . I have a Lexus gs300 and I’m having the save problem .. can I use any clips for it or it has too be for my car .. sorry if I don’t make sense please RSP

Thanks Brian got lazy didn't change the clips lazy works twice. 👍🏻

thank's brian you and eric are top notch!!!!!!!

your a legend mate, would that glazing cause premature brake fade??

Great Video,,Best info video on brakes I've watched...Thanks

Very nice video, now I will hunt for clips and do it.

Thanks Brian! Next brakes I do will be the right way. No more squeaks.

You lube your hardware just the opposite of how I do it. I put lube on the brackets where the hardware contacts them. helps keep moisture out and prevents rust jacking. Then I just leave the ear slide channels alone. They're stainless, and those have the coating on them also, so I feel there is really no need to lube them. Just leaves residue for cr@p to build up... What ever works. Right? Love your videos Brian. Thanks!

To raise awarness we will declare this month "OFFICIAL BRAKE HARDWARE MONTH" worldwide, following co founders are Skotty Kilmer, ETCG, Brian, and South Main Auto lol

i tend to just throw some graphite on the sliders and use the red sticky stuff on pads. never had issues.